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Quick Selection Tool

Dec 29, 2012 12:34 PM

Tags: #photoshop_elements_11

Hello

 

Im new to Elements 11 and when I use my Quick Secection Tool instead of sececting my object it draws a custome selecting line ??

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  • Barbara B.
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    1. Barbara B.,
    Dec 29, 2012 12:37 PM   in reply to cjdouglas123
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    I'm not sure what you mean by "draws a custome selecting line". When you use the Quick Selection tool, it should automatically find the edges of the object you drag over (more or less), and then you should see the marching ants (the animated dashed line) around the selection. If that's not what's happening, can you post a screenshot of what you do see?

     
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  • hatstead
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    2. hatstead,
    Dec 29, 2012 12:43 PM   in reply to cjdouglas123
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    The object selected is within the "marching ants." Press CTRL+J to put the selection on its own layer.

     
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  • cjdouglas123
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    3. cjdouglas123,
    Dec 29, 2012 3:38 PM   in reply to Barbara B.
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    Hello

     

    I do not have assess to my computer at the moment what I mean is instead of finding the edges it is just drawing a line wherever I drag my mouse

     

    Thanks for the help !

     

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  • Barbara B.
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    4. Barbara B.,
    Dec 29, 2012 3:46 PM   in reply to cjdouglas123
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    There are two similar selection tools, the Quick Selection Tool and the Selection Brush. It sounds like you have the selection brush. Look down in the Tool Options. The Selection brush icon looks like a brush (points down), the magic wand points up but has a starburst on it, and the quick selection tool, the one you want, looks like a up pointing wand with a dotted circle around the tip.

     
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  • cjdouglas123
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    5. cjdouglas123,
    Dec 29, 2012 3:58 PM   in reply to Barbara B.
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    Thanks Again !

     

    Yea I'm definitely on the quick selection tool but it seems to be working like the lasso tool, I had it working fine but when I started to mess about with it, it changed

     

     

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    6. Barbara B.,
    Dec 29, 2012 3:59 PM   in reply to cjdouglas123
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    Can you post a screenshot showing the tool options area?

     
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  • cjdouglas123
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    7. cjdouglas123,
    Dec 29, 2012 4:16 PM   in reply to Barbara B.
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    Hello

     

     

     

    If you look closely on the breast of the bird that is what I'm getting for my quick selection tool,thank you so much for this.

     

    Sent from my iPhone

     
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  • Barbara B.
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    8. Barbara B.,
    Dec 29, 2012 4:17 PM   in reply to cjdouglas123
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    Sorry, I should have mentioned that you can't email attachments. You will need to come to the forum webpage and use the camera icon above the message composition area to post it so that it will show.

     
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    9. cjdouglas123,
    Dec 29, 2012 4:25 PM   in reply to Barbara B.
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    Sorry I can't find the icon ?

     

    Sent from my iPhone

     
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  • Barbara B.
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    10. Barbara B.,
    Dec 29, 2012 4:27 PM   in reply to cjdouglas123
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    Screen Shot 2012-12-29 at 7.26.43 PM.png

     
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  • Barbara B.
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    11. Barbara B.,
    Dec 29, 2012 4:28 PM   in reply to Barbara B.
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    Not sure it works from a phone, though. There are a lot of things here that don't work from mobile devices, like editing a post after posting it.

     
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  • cjdouglas123
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    12. cjdouglas123,
    Dec 29, 2012 4:34 PM   in reply to Barbara B.
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    My file is too big

     
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    13. cjdouglas123,
    Dec 29, 2012 4:46 PM   in reply to cjdouglas123
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    Screenshot (1).jpg

    Sorry about the wait !

     
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  • Barbara B.
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    14. Barbara B.,
    Dec 29, 2012 4:54 PM   in reply to cjdouglas123
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    It looks like you've got a one pixel brush size. Try moving the size slider over to the right a little. You don't need a huge brush, but a single pixel trail doesn't give it much info to work from to figure out the selection edges.

     
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  • cjdouglas123
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    15. cjdouglas123,
    Dec 30, 2012 3:56 AM   in reply to Barbara B.
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    Thank you so much !!

     

    I feel so silly now knowing the answer was right in front of me ! If I ever need help again I know who to ask, Haha ! Thanks Again !!

     

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